Describe two skills that group leaders can use to facilitate the definitive stage of a group

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Among the leader’s skills vital to the definitive stage of a group are the following:
1 . Active listening: paying attention to and paraphrasing the verbal and nonverbal
aspects of communication in a way that lets members know they have been listened
to and have not been evaluated
2 . Supporting: providing reinforcement and encouragement to members to create
trust, acceptance, and an atmosphere in which self-disclosure can occur when
appropriate
3 . Empathizing: communicating understanding to members by being able to assume
their frames of reference
4 . Goal setting: assisting in planning by helping members define concrete and meaningful goals
5 . Facilitating: opening communication between and among group members so that
each member contributes in some way to the group and begins to feel some
involvement with others and with the group
6 . Protecting: preventing members from taking unnecessary psychological risks in
the group
7 . Modeling: teaching members the elements of constructive communication by demonstrating
desired behavior in conjunction with each interaction with group members